literary elements
characters
rhetorical appeals
events
more literary elements
100
At the end of the story, this person symbolizes the mockingbird.
Who is Boo Radley?
100
This character is described by Atticus as "the chief witness for the state"
Who is Mayella Ewell?
100
After Bob Ewell was stabbed, Heck Tate says to Atticus, "Your boy never stabbed Bob Ewell ... all he wanted to do was to get himself and his sister safely home." What rhetorical appeal is he using?
What is logos?
100
The way Bob Ewell was killed ...
What is "he fell on his knife"?
100
When you consider something from someone else's perspective, that's called..
What is point-of-view?
200
"Mr. Avery said it was written on the Rosetta Stone that when children disobeyed their parents, the seasons would change." This is an example of a literary element known as...
What is an allusion?
200
This person was the leader of a lynch mob who is actually a friend of the family and who Atticus later describes as "having his blind spots like the rest of us"
Who is Walter Cunningham?
200
Atticus says, "In the name of God, believe Tom Robinson. This kind of appeal is often used when a speaker wants to appeal to a listener's sense of right and wrong/moral responsibility.
What is ethos?
200
When Link Deas gave her a new job, Helen Robinson had trouble getting to work because ...
What is the Ewell family menacing her every time she passed their house?
200
When Scout and Jem visit Calpurnia's church, they hear her talking to her friends in a way they've never heard before. An author's or character's choice of words is called ...
What is diction?
300
Scout's third grade teacher, Miss Gates says that the Germans are wrong, because they persecute people, and persecution "comes from people who are prejudiced." The literary element best illustrated here is...
What is irony?
300
This is the white man who is said to "prefer the company of Negroes."
Who is Dolphus Raymond?
300
Atticus states that he has "nothing but pity in my heart" for Mayella Ewell. This rhetorical appeal is ...
What is pathos?
300
The black people all standing in the courtroom gallery as Atticus passed best illustrates the theme of...
What is courage vs. cowardice?
300
"Mrs. Merriwether was one of those childless adults who find it necessary to assume a different tone of voice when speaking to children." This is an example of this literary element...
What is direct characterization?
400
Tom Robinson was convicted of raping Mayella because in the "secret courts of men's hearts" Atticus had no case. The literary element best described here is ...
What is a metaphor?
400
This was the wife of Tom Robinson, given a job by Mr. Link Deas after Tom's death.
Who is Helen Robinson?
400
Atticus: "There is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein ... that institution is a court." What is the rhetorical appeal he uses?
What is logos?
400
Toward the end of the story, Scout realizes she feels bad for having tormented Boo Radley when the children were younger. This best represents the theme of...
What is innocence vs. worldliness?
400
After Atticus loses the Tom Robinson case, Jem realizes some things about the world that he previously never knew, and gets angry about it. This is illustrated by the theme of ...
What is innocence vs. worldliness?
500
Aunt Alexandra doesn't want Scout to associate with Walter Cunningham because she says the family behaves like "white trash." What literary element is this and what does it reveal?
What is characterization? This reveals Aunt Alexandra's intolerance of others who are different.
500
This is the person who has employed Tom Robinson for many years.
Who is Link Deas?
500
Atticus tells Jem, "see if you can stand in Bob Ewell's shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial... This is an example of what rhetorical appeal?
What is ethos?
500
Before Jem was attacked in the woods by Bob Ewell, this person heard someone on his back porch trying to rob his house.
Who is Judge Taylor?
500
As Jem and Scout walk home after the Halloween pageant, they hear breathing, then feel a breeze, then there is silence. This is meant to produce what effect on the reader?
What is a mood?
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